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And who could forget...

Dave Kerman/5uu's
Thinking Plague
Yes
Jethro Tull
Set Fire to Flames

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Piano Magic
Mojave 3
Deuter
Miranda Sex Garden
Gentle Giant

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I love Bohren & der Club of Gore...nothing like nihilistic jazz haha

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Yeah, they are quite a find. I know of nothing like them, but it's strange that I didn't find them "dark" or whatnot. I mean, I just couldn't identify the sound in that way, the way They said it would be. And those track titles on BLACK EARTH...would never have thought of 'em.

Anyway, that 250th post got me my coveted Chymist deisgnation, so allow me here another five acts (these all don't include classical and jazz)...

Art Zoyd
Bob Dylan (a genius to be sure)
Windsor for the Derby
Legendary Pink Dots
Sixteen Horsepower

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"Bohren & der Club of Gore" ... wow, haven't listened to them since Black Earth came out! Very cool band. Plus, they look soooo freakin' German in all their promo shots... sort of like a jazz/beatnik Kraftwerk.

The LPDs are severely underrated and I'm surprised more people haven't discussed them on these boards. Like all the best "psychedelia," imo, they strike a good balance between darkness, humor, and a sense of wonder, plus many other shades, often all at the same time. I saw them 4 or 5 years ago and was also surprised by how good of a show they put on. Ka-Spel is pretty engaging and funny for a guy who skulks around the stage in sunglasses and a ratty bathrobe speaking with a rhotacism. ;)

Lots of other good bands listed there. I don't listen to "bands" as such very often these days (more of a dance music guy, so it's "producers" and their revolving-door session musicians,) but recently I've been playing stuff like King Crimson (In the Court...), Sly and the Family Stone, and John Cale's Paris 1919, to name a few. Good music is one of the only things that makes me feel that life is too short.

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Saw Michael Gira in Toronto over a week ago. Before that I hadn't listened to any of his work for a few months and now I'm addicted again!

Aside from a couple Swans songs (God Damn the Sun and She Lives) he played three or four tracks slated to appear on the forthcoming Angels of Light album. This album is going to kill.

After witnessing Gira (whose voice is still so thunderous he doesn't need a mic) I think I've had it with a lot of these younger bands. Gira, Finn and Tibet have been doing their thing for decades and they've just gotten better. Can't say the same for, oh, well, Tool. Saw them last year and had a decent time, but the show was like a weekend out, drinking with friends. Sure, Firsday and Saturday night are fun when they happen, but Sunday morning arrives and you can read the bill and... it simply wasn't worth it.

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The following list of personal favorite bands should clearly show how varied my tastes in music are. The list will be kept as short as possible, but will unfold in a manner of stream-of-consciousness, so no preferred ordering should be discerned. The list will end when I feel I have mentioned all of my essential favorites. Here goes:

The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Mothers of Invention
Cream
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
The Doors
Jefferson Airplane
Roxy Music
The Tubes
Utopia
Pixies
The Stooges
MC5
Devo
Agent Orange
King Crimson
XTC
Wall of Voodoo
Ten Years After
The Kinks
The Moody Blues
Deep Purple
The B-52's
Talking Heads
The Allman Brothers Band
The Mahavishnu Orchestra
The Groundhogs
The Buzzcocks
Elvis Costello and the Attractions
The Cure
The Psychedelic Furs
The Clash
The Grateful Dead
U2
The Jam
Bauhaus
Magazine
Sly and the Family Stone
Electric Light Orchestra
Blue Cheer
The Blues Magoos
The The

And a handful of individuals whose work I find indispensable: Bob Dylan, Leon Thomas, David Bowie, Brian Eno, Neil Young, and the late great James Brown.

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I'm so old school that most of the people I like are dead. I know that a lot of my fellow networkers of nightmare are much younger than I, so it's a shame that you missed a chance to see the best performer of them all: Otis Redding. When he was touring with Booker T. and the MGs and the Mar Key Horns as his backup band (1966-1967) he was (and they with him, of course) the best. His albums never captured his genius for performing but the film "Monterey Pop" has a good section featuring this exact band.
All of the favorite bands listed in this thread are good choices, for the members of the Network are knowledgable folks, but I want to add one more name. He was a much more Ligottian type person than Otis, and he was great in a band and on his own as well. I am talking about Johnny Thunders. He was the most self-destructive himan being I ever met. (And that says a lot. I knew some of the Warhol Factory people as well way back when.) Still, on his own or in a band, I really enjoyed him.
The Patty Smith Band was really something as well, especially when they were just starting out. They put on an amazing show as well. I'm surpised that I have any hearing left today.
My favorite current band is called Stolen Babies. They're just getting started out here in Los Angeles. Thye can play and they can ROCK! Check out their cd, but try to see them live. They tour pretty regularly.

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With my tail between my legs, I'm bummed that I overlooked mentioning The New York Dolls. Thanks for the reminder, Mr. D. :o

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Don't feel bad. I forgot The Psychodelic furs and John Mahavishnu.